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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4336 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 4, 2016 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 

burial in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated 

remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. BURIAL OF CREMATED REMAINS IN ARLING2 TON NATIONAL CEMETERY OF CERTAIN PER3 SONS WHOSE SERVICE IS DEEMED TO BE AC4 TIVE SERVICE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2410 of title 38, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 

9 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the 

10 cremated remains of any person described in paragraph 

11 (2) are eligible for inurnment in Arlington National Ceme12 tery with military honors in accordance with section 1491 

13 of title 10. 

14 ‘‘(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person 

15 whose service has been determined to be active duty serv16 ice pursuant to section 401 of the GI Bill Improvement 

17 Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) 

18 as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

19 (b) APPLICABILITY.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

21 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to— 

22 (A) the remains of a person that are not 

23 formally interred or inurned as of the date of 

24 the enactment of this Act; and 

25 (B) a person who dies on or after the date 

26 of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (2) FORMALLY INTERRED OR INURNED DE2 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘formally in3 terred or inurned’’ means interred or inurned in a 

4 cemetery, crypt, mausoleum, columbarium, niche, or 

5 other similar formal location. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON CAPACITY OF ARLINGTON NATIONAL 

7 CEMETERY. 

8 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

10 to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Commit11 tees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 

12 and the Senate a report on the interment and inurnment 

13 capacity of Arlington National Cemetery, including— 

14 (1) the estimated date that the Secretary deter15 mines the cemetery will reach maximum interment 

16 and inurnment capacity; and 

17 (2) in light of the unique and iconic meaning of 

18 the cemetery to the United States, recommendations 

19 for legislative actions and nonlegislative options that 

20 the Secretary determines necessary to ensure that 

21 the maximum interment and inurnment capacity of 

22 the cemetery is not reached until well into the fu23 ture, including such actions and options with respect 

24 to— 


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1 (A) redefining eligibility criteria for inter2 ment and inurnment in the cemetery; and 

3 (B) considerations for additional expansion 

4 opportunities beyond the current boundaries of 

5 the cemetery. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 

2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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